Comments on: Daniel Hauben

By: axxl dietz

axxl dietz — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:00:15 +0000

my friend and brother danny….
i love your paintings very much and as daniel arizon says, the “freshness” of the situations you paint and the strong colours enspire me to continue my artwork in AUSTRIA………..
love to watch you in the streets of the world :-)

By: John Hanks

John Hanks — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:14:13 +0000

At least one reason painting from photos is frowned on is that the photos distort both the images and the colors. There is very much a tendency in photos to flatten or compress the scene; to loose depth. On the other hand, one can certainly see that photos provide a great aid to a painter, even one who works primarily out of the studio. Almost always some of the work will be done in the studio, so it is handy to have sketches and photos to use as reference for completing a work or for painting a larger painting.

By: Evgenia Fisher

Evgenia Fisher — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:17:34 +0000

Mr. Hauben will teach Compositional Improvisation: Painting in the Urban Environment workshop this coming Monday June 16, 2008. You can get more information on Art Students League website just follow the link.
We still have a couple of spaces available :)

http://www.theartstudentsleague.org/studio_6.html
Evgenia Fisher
Studio Coordinator

By: Marlene Baron Summers

Marlene Baron Summers — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:47:59 +0000

Danny’s paintings are like him, honest and straight forward. He has a good sense of composition, and movement of paint.
He lets the viewer know how he sees his world. He has the ability to portray humanity with all it’s complexities and humor.

By: Daniel ANIZON

Daniel ANIZON — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:37:53 +0000

Nice to receive here in Paris fresh news with fresh paintings of my good old friend Danny. Now, I am looking forward to a live webcast of Danny painting right in the middle of NYC!

By: gax

gax — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:14:38 +0000

i have been a fan of danny’s for years for many reasons. one thing his work has done is give the bronx a sense of stature and acceptance that might otherwise be overlooked: yes, our neighborhoods are beautiful!

for the blogger who couldn’t access danny’s website… make sure you put the www in. it usually works that way.

By: oakling

oakling — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:39:42 +0000

i don’t know why painting from photographs is frowned upon, but compared to painting in plein air or otherwise from life, just with my limited experience, i’d say that painting from a photograph doesn’t give me a good feel for the environment and context of what i’m painting. i don’t get to experience it directly, but just through the lens of a camera - it’s already been filtered once before it gets to the filters of my brain and my medium.

but i also think that there’s a sort of subconscious idea that if you paint from a photo you’re “copying,” maybe because the photo could already be considered art. which is goofy in the extreme, i think, because you still have to actually put the paint together in a way that reflects reality and your take on it.

By: Bill Smart

Bill Smart — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:14:41 +0000

I have been a big fan of Danny Hauben for about twenty years, and own about six oils, watercolors, and lithographs.

Can anyone who might read this explain to me — this is totally unrelated to Danny Hauben — why painting from photographs is so frowned on by art critics? (I guess I thought of this because Danny is a plein air painter. Please write me if you have any opinions or information on this topic.

Bill Smart

By: vanderleun

vanderleun — Mon, 26 May 2008 06:56:39 +0000

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By: Harriet Peltzman

Harriet Peltzman — Sun, 25 May 2008 22:51:15 +0000

Danny, your fame is spreading near and far — and rightfully so! Your paintings just blow me away! They always have and I suppose they always will!